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Sunaynah
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| Country | Oman |
| Region | Ad Dhahirah Region |
| Time zone | Oman Standard Time (UTC+4) |
Sunaynah or As Sunaynah is a village in Ad Dhahirah Region, in northeastern Oman. It lies along the Muscat-Sur Highway (Highway 21), north of Abu Silah and south of Al Qabil. The hamlet of Harmuzi lies to the southwest. The village contains a substantial area of greenery and is described "remote, even by Omani standards".[1] The village is reportedly occupied by the Na'im people; in the 1960s the tamimah of the Na'im was reported to be 'Ali ibn Hamuda of the Al Bu Khuraiban division, who lived at Sunainah.[2]
Oil is found nearby in the Sala field and began mass commercial production in February 1984,[3] although mention of oil drilling in the area was discussed back in the 1970s.[4]; the Sunaynah concession is operated 65 per cent by Occidental Petroleum Oman and 35 per cent by Gulf Oil Oman as of 1985.[5]Chevron was said to have "offered its 18.2 per cent holding in Sunainah acreage".[6] In the mid 1980s, test drilling by Occidental Oman, a subsidiary of the US' Occidental Petroleum Corporation, identified a potential output of 15000-20000 barrels a day from its Sunainah concession.[7]
In March 2004, a 72-F fibre optic cable was laid from Sunaynah to the district capital of Ibri by the Oman Telecommunications Company.[8]
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